Then Billy and the other guys walk back along the yellow path. In the video, the single man along walks the red path, then the camera zooms along the blue path to the corner of the playground. The building who's product provides Billy with half of the "give and take" of "The New York Times.The Daily News.") You can see the New York Times building near Times Square in the background. The building is in an area now called Chelsea, which is about 1/4 mile north of Greenwich Village and about a mile and a half south of Times Square, which is where the A&R recording studio will be located (on 52nd Street) later in the video. (You will get this view if you search for the building on Google Street View at "300 West 17th Street, Manhattan, New York." If you search for "308 West 17th Street, Manhattan, NY" you will get taken right to the steps that Richie was sitting on.) You can see the trees outside of the playground in the back. If you go there and look through the grating - you can still see the stairs, covered with dead leaves. This is what's left of the subway stairs they were descending, which were at the south-west corner of Eighth Avenue and 17th Street in Manhattan.Īnd here's another view from the other direction. The video continues uptown at the studio, but I want to discuss this section while we are here. They enter the subway at the street corner.
They are all in "street" clothes.Īnd the saxman (Richie Cannata) comes off the steps and joins them. He picks up two other band members (Liberty and Doug) and walks down the street. Then, after seeing the Liberty and Doug in close up, we see Billy. the camera zooms into the back of the park where some "street guys" are leaning out against the fence. The man walks by the stairs to a building. I will also post it here, though I can't guarantee it will be there when you click on it. If you are unfamilair with the video you can find it on YouTube or Vevo by searching for "Billy Joel My Life Video." (All stills are from the Music Video of Billy Joel performing My Life (c) 1985 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT) It pans down, as title credits come on, and we see a person in a white tee shirt walking down the street from the street corner. The video starts with a shot of the New York skyline. To be notified of new PopSpots entries, follow PopSpotsNYC on Twitter:įor questions or comments you can email me (Bob)
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